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... carried ; and which ran about , grunting and capering , in a manner which none but pigs could ever accomplish . The train now passed another stream ; and Agnes asked what river it was . It is not a river , " said Mrs. Merton , " but the ...
... carried ; and which ran about , grunting and capering , in a manner which none but pigs could ever accomplish . The train now passed another stream ; and Agnes asked what river it was . It is not a river , " said Mrs. Merton , " but the ...
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... carrying boats ; but most rivers are only deep enough in the centre for this purpose , and a great deal of ground is lost on both sides : but , when a canal is dug , it is an object to save as much ground as possible ; and , therefore ...
... carrying boats ; but most rivers are only deep enough in the centre for this purpose , and a great deal of ground is lost on both sides : but , when a canal is dug , it is an object to save as much ground as possible ; and , therefore ...
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... carried . " There are eighty - two , " said she , after a short pause . 66 66 Eighty - two what ? " asked her mother . Gleaners , " said Agnes , directing her mother's attention to the field , which , indeed , was nearly filled with ...
... carried . " There are eighty - two , " said she , after a short pause . 66 66 Eighty - two what ? " asked her mother . Gleaners , " said Agnes , directing her mother's attention to the field , which , indeed , was nearly filled with ...
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Mrs. Loudon (Jane). agreed that the corn must have been carried in a very careless manner to have left so many ears behind . " It is a good thing for the poor people in the neighbourhood , " said Mr. Bevan . " But , " said Mr. Merton ...
Mrs. Loudon (Jane). agreed that the corn must have been carried in a very careless manner to have left so many ears behind . " It is a good thing for the poor people in the neighbourhood , " said Mr. Bevan . " But , " said Mr. Merton ...
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... only about thirty miles from Southampton . " " Only thirty ! " The distance is nothing on a rail - road , —an affair of about an hour or so ; but how different it would be to a feeble mother , carrying A VISIT TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT . 23.
... only about thirty miles from Southampton . " " Only thirty ! " The distance is nothing on a rail - road , —an affair of about an hour or so ; but how different it would be to a feeble mother , carrying A VISIT TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT . 23.
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